Bolt Speed vs MeshTrail
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Bolt Speed
This GPS speedometer app provides real-time speed tracking accurate to within 1 mph. It records trips, tracks routes and distances, and offers turn-by-turn navigation. Features include a HUD display, dash cam, and speed limit alerts, with offline functionality.
- Real-time GPS speed tracking
- Trip recording and route saving
- Turn-by-turn navigation
- HUD windshield display
- Dash cam recording
- Speed limit alerts
- Offline speed tracking
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Get ready for the ultimate driving experience with Bolt Speed – the must-have speedometer app that does it all! Designed to be the ultimate GPS speed tracker for all your adventures, Bolt Speed gives you real-time speed measurements accurate to within 1 mph, so you can drive with confidence and stay safe on the road. With Bolt Speed, you can easily record and save all your trips, track your routes, distances, and speeds, and get turn-by-turn navigation to any destination with ease. Plus, the HUD display projects your speed onto your windshield for safer driving, and the dash cam feature records all your adventures for added security and peace of mind. Stay within legal limits and avoid speeding tickets with Bolt Speed's speed limit alert feature. And even if you're offline, you can still use the app to see your speed. Download Bolt Speed today and take your driving experience to the next level! With Bolt Speed, you'll have the ultimate speedometer app that does it all.
MeshTrail
Navigate off-grid with offline maps, GPS tracking, and LoRa mesh communication. Access field guides for wildlife, plants, and hunting, plus survival tools and media playback. Works entirely offline for outdoor adventures.
- Offline map support
- GPS track recording
- LoRa mesh text messaging
- Wildlife and plant field guides
- Survival tools
- Offline media player
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MeshTrail — Off-Grid Navigation & LoRa Mesh Communication Navigate the backcountry with confidence. MeshTrail combines GPS navigation, offline maps, LoRa mesh networking, and comprehensive field guides in one powerful app designed for hikers, hunters, anglers, and outdoor enthusiasts. Works 100% offline. NAVIGATION - Full offline map support with downloadable tile regions (Standard, Satellite, Hybrid, Topo) - GPS track recording with elevation profiles and pace tracking - Compass navigation with bearing-to-target guidance - Route planning with stops, difficulty ratings, and Naismith time estimates - Route following: step-by-step guidance with auto-advance, off-route alerts, and finish ETA - Tap anywhere on the map to drop a waypoint - AR peak identification using your camera HUNTING & PUBLIC LANDS - Public lands overlays: BLM and USFS boundaries - Colorado wildlife overlay: State Wildlife Areas, Walk-In Access, and Game Management Unit (GMU) boundaries — where hunters tag in - Tap any point in Colorado to see its GMU, county, public-access property, and elk/deer units - Comprehensive hunting guides with Colorado regulations and GMU references - Fishing guides with species, techniques, lures, and location tips - Step-by-step field dressing and game processing instructions - Solunar activity forecaster for hunting and fishing MESH NETWORKING - Connect to Meshtastic and MeshCore LoRa radios via Bluetooth - Send and receive text messages completely off-grid - See mesh node positions on the map in real-time - Monitor battery levels, signal strength, and telemetry data - Automatic position broadcasting to share your location with your group WILDLIFE FIELD GUIDES - 130+ North American species with high-quality photos - Detailed track and scat identification diagrams for field use - 100+ plants, trees, bushes, flowers, and mushrooms — browse by type, with edibility ratings, foraging tips, and dangerous-lookalike warnings SURVIVAL TOOLS - First aid protocols for 30+ emergency scenarios - SOS beacon with visual Morse code flashlight signal - Barometric weather monitoring with pressure trend analysis - Real-time river and stream gauge data from USGS NWIS - Radio frequency reference (Emergency, GMRS, Ham, CB, FRS) - Wind chill calculator with hypothermia risk assessment - Altitude sickness risk calculator - Avalanche danger assessment tool - Triangulation position fixing with compass bearings - Geologic basemap with rock-unit lookup powered by Macrostrat - Unit converter for distance, altitude, temperature, weight, and pressure MEDIA CENTER - Offline media player supporting audio, video, PDF, and ebooks - Wildlife sound library with 28 species calls - Bundled field reference library with classic outdoor and survival texts - Retro arcade games: Neon Snake, Neon Tetris, and a full isometric combat racer - Virtual pet companion with achievements and XP system Everything for safety and navigation — maps, mesh, SOS, weather, and the full field guide — is free. MeshTrail is free to download with one optional $2.99 Premium unlock that adds extra color themes, the AR star chart, arcade games, and the virtual pet. All data stays on your device.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: MeshTrail at every 9 days against Bolt Speed's every 3 months. MeshTrail also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and rating (4.7 vs 4.3). Bolt Speed's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and ratings volume (9 vs 3). On price, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Bolt Speed sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and MeshTrail sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
MeshTrail holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 9 and 3 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 83% of Bolt Speed's written reviews are positive against 100% of MeshTrail's.
Bolt Speed ships an update every 3 months, MeshTrail every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Bolt Speed | MeshTrail |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (9 ratings) | 4.7 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 83.3% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 9 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 2.0 GB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Victor Monteiro | SHANE FRANCIS CLARK |
Customer experience
Bolt Speed
MeshTrail
In-app purchases
Bolt Speed
- Lifetime Access$14.99
MeshTrail
- MeshTrail Premium$2.99
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